Wear and rewear the same clothes until thereās holes in them, and then sew up the holes. Fast fashion demands we stay on top of every fad that comes by and that we shouldnāt repeat the same look twice. THAT is why we have massive landfills of clothes! If you love a piece, wear it until you canāt anymore. Thatās a sign youāve found your own true personal style. Now THAT is fashion.
6d ago
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In the years of 2020-2023, I was in my early 20s and very much in between aesthetics. I hated the clothes I wore, and was looking for new ways to express myself through my fashion. With the seemingly never slowing down trend cycle that was going at the speed of light at that time, and my tiny paychecks, I basically solely relied on Shein to allow me some freedom and creativity with my style. For a few years, I was stuck in the repeated cycle of ordering 50+ cheap items, and then donating 10-20 of them within the same year, and repeating that again when I would get bored of what I had. I would go thrifting too to try and "balance out" my fast fashion endeavors, but would end up buying more things that I hated by the time I got home. I could not figure out how to make any of these items work with my wardrobe, regardless if they were new or used. This reckless consumerism taught me absolutely nothing about my sense of style. I had to figure out the hard way that style is not something you acquire overnight, and that you cannot always rely on trends to find items you will like for a lifetime. Fast fashion has done nothing but taught us to cycle through clothing at a rate where no one can keep up, and has left many of us in a place where we are only satisfied with how we dress for no longer than a few months at a time.
Discovering your personal style is one of the things that should take time.
I'm 25 now, and I find it very important to source good quality items that I know will be a staple in my wardrobe for a long long time. I've decided that if I want to buy new clothing, I will get most of my new clothes from thrift/vintage shops and boutiques (online or in person). I haven't completely shuttered out fast fashion, though. I only buy items that I am able to try on in person to make sure it is made with good material (aka: the plain $10 Walmart zip-up hoodies that feel like butter). By embracing a slower approach to finding my personal style, I've found quite a few key items that I really love to wear over the past two years, and in turn I have greatly reduced the amount of clothing that gets donated. I am still learning how to accessorize, and am trying my best to utilize as much of my existing closet as possible. It is a journey! I can't wait to see where my more sustainable approach to a style journey brings me!
QUALITY > QUANTITY
Feb 12, 2025
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I think the PI community would agree with me when it comes to being an āoutfit repeater ā.
With all the social media posts and fashion " influencers " we tend to forget that the Normal way to dress up is actually to be an āoutfit repeaterā.
Clothes were made to be worn more than one time and to actually be around more than just a trend period.
For example, The average lifespan of jeans is between 2 to 5 years.
And for any type of clothes the average lifespan is 3 years.
And the washing machines are made for a purpose right ? Which is cleaning the clothes in order to wear them again.
I mean, if you have enough money to afford following trends and you are patient about it then definitely do it ! I am more talking about those who āshameā others for being an outfit repeater.
Letās just keep in mind that one piece can actually āmarryā many other pieces and not made for just one specific outfit.
Feb 2, 2025
the fact that many of us (me included) have closets so expansive that we could avoid repeats for several weeks is actually quite troubling and shows how capitalism habituates us into defining ourselves as consumers. and itās not just practical and sustainable to repeat your outfits, itās also how you season the clothes, elevating the outfitās contents to something more than possessions or garments.
anyway, here's what i've been wearing over and over again
2d ago
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Iām getting a new bed frame today, something bigger with more storage that matches my other furniture. I know Iām really an adult now because I am ECSTATIC about this development.
Three cheers for Facebook Marketplace everybody.
6d ago
I was 13 years old and asked for my first ever vinyl for my birthday: Doolittle by Pixies. I had spent the past year developing an obsession with this album that still stands today. You canāt beat a classic.
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Maybe seems a little lame, since I know most of us associate birthdays with parties and fun. But I think itās the perfect day to take a step back and ask yourself what you did in the last year, how youāve changed. Even if nothing sticks out to you at first, there is SOMETHING different. Even if itās tiny. Thatās why you separate yourself and embrace the silence so you can really focus and find all the changes in your life.
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